Day1.i Flashcards
faction
a group, usually a small part of a larger group, united around some cause, disagreement within an organization
facile
fluent, skillful in a superificial way, easy
facetious
humorous, not serious, clumsily humorous
exult
to rejoice, to celebrate
extricate
to free from difficulty
extol
to praise highly, to laud
explicit
clearly and directly expressed
expedient
providing an immediate advantage, serving one’s immediate self-interest, practical
expatriate
to throw (someone) out of his or her native land, to maove away from one’s native land, to emigrate
exonerate
to free completely from blame, to exculpate
exigency
an emergency, an urgency
exhort
to urge strongly, to give a serious warning to
exasperate
to annoy thoroughly, to make very angry, to try to patience of
exalt
to raise high, to glorify
evanescent
fleeting, vanishing, happening for only the briefest period